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The Khas (खस) / Khasas or Khɒsiyas are the descendants of Central Asian tribe of Iranian origin, who were the mountain dwellers living in the southern shadow of the Himalayan range from Kashmir to Bhutan in the present day countries of Nepal, India (in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and the Darjeeling in West Bengal), and Bhutan. Khas people in modern Nepal will not identify themselves as Khas, instead referring to themselves by the ethnic or Hindu caste system. It is proposed that the Khas people of Nepal have their roots in Tarim Basin, and are descendants of present day Tajikistani people. It is widely believed that the name 'Khas' is derived from the Persian words 'Koh' meaning mountain and 'Shah' meaning lords, thus combining to form 'Koh-shah' giving its ultimate meaning as 'Lord of the mountains'. According to 2011 census of Nepal about 40% of total population are Khas.〔url=http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal〕 The Khasas were a warlike tribe who built three capitals over time: Taklakot in Tibet, and Sinja and Dullu in Nepal. From the 11th century, their powerful kingdom, known as the Khas Empire /Malla Empire (not related to the Malla Kingdoms of the Kathmandu Valley), grew, covering much of west Nepal, Ladakh, Kashmir and western Tibet. As the empire fell apart during the 14th century, many of the ruling families migrated throughout Nepal. Many common Khas surnames (e.g. Karki, Thapa, Mahat, Basnet, Bisht/Bista, Adhikari, Bhandari, Bhatta, Niroula, Bisht/Bista, Basnet, Khadka, Adhikari, Khatri, Raut/Rawat, Rawal, Rana, Shah, Khatri, Bhandari, Bargali, Pandey, Rajput, Chand, Singh, Malla, Joshi, Kunwar, Sharma, Acharya and Dhami found throughout modern Nepal and Indian states (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam and West Bengal) as well as in Bhutan and Myanmar have their roots in the ancient Khas kingdom(Located in current Kashmir, Himachal, Uttrakhand, and North-west Nepal -Karnali). Khas People of Garhwali, Kumaun, North side of Uttrakhand and North-West Nepal speak Garwali bhasa, Kumaon bhasa, Doteli Bhasa and Khas Bhasa respectively. Garhwali, Kumaun bhasa, Doteli Bhasa, and Khas Bhasa are almost same and these language are similar to modern Nepali language. The Khas people of the Dehradun area of Uttrakhand, and Himachal speak Hindi. Khas people of Garhwal, Kumaun, North side of Uttrakhand and North-West Nepal-Karnali area displays almost same behavior and language than Khas people of other parts. Parihar/Pariyar, and Bishwokarma are also considered as Khas people. The Khas language (''Khas kura''), modern day Nepali, became the national language when the Shah dynasty of Gorkha unified the middle Himalayan region into modern Nepal. == History == It has been proposed that the Khas people have their origins in Central Asia and migrated to the Himalayan region of southern Asia (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and western Nepal- Karnali in ancient times. The period of migration remains ambiguous. In Nepal the Khas people first settled around present day Humla and Jumla. The Khasa kings formed the famous Malla Kingdom, which ruled Humla from the eleventh century before collapsing and splintering into local chiefdoms during the fourteenth century. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Khas people」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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